History Music / BoneThugsNHarmony

* Flesh-n-Bone, AKA The 5th Dog, Armageddon, Stack (real name Stanley Howse): The mysterious 5th member of the group whom acts as a LoneRanger, AloofBigBrother, and even The SixthRanger to the group. Cousin to Wish, and big brother to Layzie. Is considered among fans to be underrated, third strongest member behind Krayzie and Bizzy, and arguably right up there with both of them in the conversation of the group's best lyricist. Has a long history of run-ins with the law and is rumored to suffer from a mental disorder.

Formed in the early 1990s, Their first album, ''Faces of Death'', was recorded in 1993 under the name B.O.N.E. Enterpri$e. Their career took off after heading to Los Angeles in search of famous producer and Music/{{NWA}} member Music/EazyE. In hopes of securing a record deal, the group was given an audition over the phone receiving an unfulfilled promise from Eazy to call them back. Discovering that Eazy-E was performing back in their hometown of Cleveland, the group took a charter bus back hoping to have another chance, this time in person. The chance was given backstage as they auditioned, which resulted in them signing a contract with Ruthless Records.

* ToHellAndBack: According to the song "Hell Sent", the group sold their souls to the Devil so they could live through eternity, but had a falling out with the Devil (Layzie even went as far as [[{{Badass}} calling]] [[TheAntichrist the Devil's son]] [[{{Badass}} a bitch]]) and [[WhoWantsToLiveForever changed their minds about it]]. But the Devil, being the MagnificentBastard that he is, refuses to return them. So they go into hell with what appears to be enchanted guns and start killing demons and witches (even taking some as hostages!!). Eventually they meet up with the Devil in the abyss and kill him because they were getting sick of the war. (Of course, killing the Devil with guns is pretty much an improbable task… meaning [[FridgeHorror he probably got back up shortly after the events of the song]].)

* "Notorious Thugs" with NotoriousBIG

* {{Badass}}: Especially during their early years.

* AbusiveParents: Bizzy's stepfather, who kidnapped him when he was a little kid. The story was profiled on AmericasMostWanted twice.

-->--''"Tha Crossroads"''

* FutureBadass: In the music video for "If I Could Teach The World", Bone is stuck in a setting that's not unlike ''[[Film/{{Terminator}} The Terminator]]'', or even ''TabletopGame/{{Warhammer 40000}}'', wearing body armor and wielding fantasy swords. The group along with some other rebels appear to be fighting an advancing group of what appears to be machines, or armored soldiers that are approaching in a single line formation. But eventually the group is rescued by what appears to be some drop ship that takes them to a more peaceful planet where there's CrystalSpiresAndTogas.

->''"[[EvilSoundsDeep Straight off the muthafuckin' streets of Cleveland, five true thugs from the double glock]]"''

Formed in the early 1990s, Their first album, ''Faces of Death'', was recorded in 1993 under the name B.O.N.E. Enterpri$e. Their career took off after heading to Los Angeles in search of famous producer and [[Music/{{NWA}} N.W.A.]] member Music/{{Eazy-E}}. In hopes of securing a record deal, the group was given an audition over the phone receiving an unfulfilled promise from Eazy to call them back. Discovering that Eazy-E was performing back in their hometown of Cleveland, the group took a charter bus back hoping to have another chance, this time in person. The chance was given backstage as they auditioned, which resulted in them signing a contract with Ruthless Records.

* TheMentor: Eazy-E.

* "Foe tha Love of $" feat EazyE

* "BNK" feat EazyE
* "Sleep walkers" feat EazyE

* OneOfUs: "Eternal" samples a song from the SegaGenesis fighting game ''VideoGame/EternalChampions''. Namely, the sad background music that plays as you read characters' biographies and how they died unjustly.

* "Tha Crossroads" (tied with "Yesterday" by Music/TheBeatles for fastest selling single)

* "Home" (Which samples Phil Collins Take me Home)

* BlackSheepHit: "Ghetto Cowboy", and to a lesser extent "Tha Crossroads". The latter giving them ContractualPurity in some fans eyes.

* Flesh-n-Bone, AKA The 5th Dog, Armageddon, Stack (real name Stanley Howse): The mysterious 5th member of the group whom acts as a LoneRanger, AloofBigBrother, and even The SixthRanger to the group. Cousin to Wish, and big brother to Layzie. Is considered among fans to be underrated, third strongest member behind Krayzie and Bizzy, and arguably right up there with both of them in the conversation of the group's best lyricist. Has a long history of run-ins with the law and is rumored to suffer from a chemical imbalance. He was arrested for carrying explosives and firing a shotgun in public. While on probation he pulled one of his military-grade assault rifles on his neighbor when he was asked to turn his music down. After serving 8 of his 12-year sentence in Pleasantville County, he was released in 2008. He was taken into custody twice more after that. First he was arrested for drug and weapons charges and later acquitted on account of him having a prescription for the marijuana and the gun being licensed in his wife's name (who is a member of the L.A.P.D). Yup, he took "fuck the police" a little too seriously. The second time was for an assault charge that had been filed, unbeknownst to him, in the early 90's. Apparently Cleveland's finest didn't let Pleasantville County know about the charge during his incarceration because "[[BlatantLies they didn't know he had been imprisoned]]", despite the huge media coverage his arrest had received. While living with their family, Flesh and his little brother, Layzie, had gotten into a fight with their neighbors.

* "Foe tha Love of $"

* "Everyday Thang"
* "Notorious Thugs"
* "Thug Luv"

* "BNK"

* "I Tried"

* BadassLongHair

* FauxSymbolism

* SignatureSong: Thuggish Ruggish Bone, and Tha Crossraods.

Since the TurnOfTheMillennium the group has teetered on the brink of collapse, and self destruction with constant infighting and [[MusicIsPolitics disputes with labels]]. Things finally fell apart after the release of ''The World's Enemy'', a album that the group nor the fans liked. The final nail in the proverbial coffin was when the group either asked Krayzie to leave, Or Krayzie himself decided to leave (there's disputes over this), Wish Bone followed suit. There were talks of a new album with the remaining three but as of august 2011 in a interview Flesh N Bone claimed the group was finished. But as of may 2012, all 5 was headlining the "''Rock the Bells Tour''". Despite all of this, the group have grown something of a rabid cult following in their later years. The group also made an appearance during Jamie Kennedy's infamous New Year's Eve 2013 special aired by an independent station near LosAngeles.

* HeroicSociopath: Flesh-n-Bone, although he's probably more of a mentally imbalanced one. In a song he confesses to being labeled 51/50 and blasting his way out of the psych ward.

Since the TurnOfTheMillennium the group has teetered on the brink of collapse, and self destruction with constant infighting and [[MusicIsPolitics disputes with labels]]. Things finally fell apart after the release of ''The World's Enemy'', a album that the group nor the fans liked. The final nail in the proverbial coffin was when the group either asked Krayzie to leave, Or Krayzie himself decided to leave (there's disputes over this), Wish Bone followed suit. There were talks of a new album with the remaining three but as of august 2011 in a interview Flesh N Bone claimed the group was finished. But as of may 2012, all 5 was headlining the "''Rock the Bells Tour''". Despite all of this, the group have grown something of a rabid cult following in their later years.

Bone Thugs-n-Harmony is an American hip hop group from the Glenville section of {{Cleveland}}. [[SignatureStyle They are best known for their fusion of high speed melodic, rhythmic rapping and harmonizing vocals]]. In 1997, the group was awarded the Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance with their song "Tha Crossroads". Since its conception in the early 1990s the group has been honored with numerous other awards.

->''when there ain't nowhere to run''
->''(When judgment comes for you, when judgment comes for you),''

Bone Thugs-n-Harmony is an American hip hop group from the Glenville section of {{Cleveland}}. [[SignatureStyle They are best known for their fusion of high speed melodic, rhythmic rapping and harmonizing vocals]]. In 1997, the group was awarded the Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance with their song "Tha Crossroads". Since its conception in the early 1990s the group has been honored with numerous other awards.

Formed in the early 1990s, Their first album, ''Faces of Death'', was recorded in 1993 under the name B.O.N.E. Enterpri$e. Their career took off after heading to Los Angeles in search of famous producer and [[Music/{{NWA}} N.W.A.]] member Music/{{Eazy-E}}. In hopes of securing a record deal, the group was given an audition over the phone receiving an unfulfilled promise from Eazy to call them back. Discovering that Eazy-E was performing back in their hometown of Cleveland, the group took a charter bus back hoping to have another chance, this time in person. The chance was given backstage as they auditioned, which resulted in them signing a contract with Ruthless Records.

* Krayzie Bone, AKA Leatha Face The Sawed Off Gangsta, Sawed-Off Slim (real name Anthony Henderson): The soft-spoken smooth-talker and arguably the most skilled and consistent member. Won a Grammy for his collaboration with Chamillionaire for the ringtone jam "Ridin". And without question the most popular member currently - much to the chagrin of other fans, especially Bizzy fans. Has a VERY uneasy relationship with Bizzy.
* Layzie Bone, AKA #1 Assassin (real name Steven Howse): Debatably the ''de facto'' leader (but don't tell that to Krayzie Bone fans) on account of him being the glue that's keeping the group together. He's also the little brother of Flesh, and cousin to Wish.

* Bizzy Bone, AKA R.I.P. (real name Bryon [=McCane=]): The wildly unpredictable and eccentric member of the group. His mental stability has been questioned multiple times on account of his eccentricities and his multiple personas. He's flip-flopped from bloodthirsty psychopath ("Hell Sent" verse: "Its the psychopathic maniac, manglin' ladies, stick a grenade in they pussies, than start stranglin' babies.") to introspective "spiritualist" (among other personas) countless times. He's also the most polarizing member among fans. Once the show stealer and arguably the "face of the franchise", his popularity among the fans began dwindling after Thug World Order.
* Flesh-n-Bone, AKA The 5th Dog, Armageddon, Stack (real name Stanley Howse): The mysterious 5th member of the group whom acts as a LoneRanger, AloofBigBrother, and even The SixthRanger to the group. Cousin to Wish, and big brother to Layzie. Is considered among fans to be underrated, third strongest member behind Krayzie and Bizzy, and arguably right up there with both of them in the conversation of the group's best lyricist. Has a long history of run-ins with the law and is rumored to suffer from a chemical imbalance. He was arrested for carrying explosives and firing a shotgun in public. While on probation he pulled one of his military-grade assault rifles on his neighbor when he was asked to turn his music down. After serving 8 of his 12-year sentence in Pleasantville County, he was released in 2008. He was taken into custody twice more after that. First he was arrested for drug and weapons charges and later acquitted on account of him having a prescription for the marijuana and the gun being licensed in his wife's name (who is a member of the L.A.P.D). Yup, he took "fuck the police" a little too seriously. The second time was for an assault charge that had been filed, unbeknownst to him, in the early 90's. Apparently Cleveland's finest didn't let Pleasantville County know about the charge during his incarceration because "[[BlatantLies they didn't know he had been imprisoned]]", despite the huge media coverage his arrest had received. While living with their family, Flesh and his little brother, Layzie, had gotten into a fight with their neighbors.

* DJ U-Neek

!!They provide examples of:

* BlackSheepHit: "Ghetto Cowboy", and to a lesser extent "Tha Crossroads". The latter giving them ContractualPurity in some fans eyes.

* FutureBadass: In the music video for "If I Could Teach The World", Bone is stuck in a setting that's not unlike ''[[Film/{{Terminator}} The Terminator]]'', or even ''Warhammer40K'', wearing body armor and wielding fantasy swords. The group along with some other rebels appear to be fighting an advancing group of what appears to be machines, or armored soldiers that are approaching in a single line formation. But eventually the group is rescued by what appears to be some drop ship that takes them to a more peaceful planet where there's CrystalSpiresAndTogas.

* GriefSong: "Tha Crossroads", among others.

* MotorMouth: These guys can rap ''fast'' when they want to.

-->I think if we would have got another album with just the 3 of us, we could have completely brought it back (meaning their careers) and then it would have been cool to bring the other two members back into it. I think by us doing [what we did], it killed it all over again.

* ProtestSong: "Nation Of Thugs", "No Surrender", "Still No Surrender", "What About Us"

Since the TurnOfTheMillennium the group has teetered on the brink of collapse, and self destruction with constant infighting and [[MusicIsPolitics disputes with labels]]. Things finally fell apart after the release of ''The World's Enemy'', a album that the group nor the fans liked. The finale nail in the proverbial coffin was when the group either asked Krayzie to leave, Or Krayzie himself decided to leave (there's disputes over this), Wish Bone followed suit. There were talks of a new album with the remaining three but as of august 2011 in a interview Flesh N Bone claimed the group was finished. But as of may 2012, all 5 was headlining the "''Rock the Bells Tour''".

Since the TurnOfTheMillennium the group has teetered on the brink of collapse, and self destruction with constant infighting and [[MusicIsPolitics disputes with labels]]. Things finally fell apart after the release of ''The World's Enemy'', a album that the group nor the fans liked. The finale nail in the proverbial coffin was when the group either asked Krayzie to leave, Or Krayzie himself decided to leave (there's disputes over this), Wish Bone followed suit. There were talks of a new album with the remaining three but as of august 2011 in a interview Flesh N Bone claimed the group was finished.

Bone's music covers themes of redemption, inner city struggles, spirituality, occult mysticism, salvation, religious symbolism, and judgment of mankind. Even during the ''Faces of Death'' era the group had heavy religious overtones and symbolism. Music also show influences from the [[TheBible Book of Revelation]] and ''TheArtOfWar''.